• The deed of the controversial house and property at Malwana, which is said to be owned by Basil Rajapaksa, was under Nadesan’s name

BY AJITH SIRIWARDANA

Claiming that Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband Thirukumar Nadesan were not those outside the crooked circle of the current regime, JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said

Yesterday they doubt if the wealth exposed by Pandora papers was the wealth of those within the current regime. He told a news conference that Nadesan was someone who had close links with the Rajapaksa regime. He said the deed of the controversial house in Malwana, which is said to be owned by Basil Rajapaksa, was under Nadesan’s name.

The MP also said that it was with Nadesan that Ranil Wickremesinghe visited Mahinda Rajapaksa’s residence to discuss the transfer of power on January 8,2015. “Nirupama Rajapaksa and Thirukumar Nadesan are not those outside the crooked circle of the current regime. We suspect if this wealth that was exposed is the wealth of those within this crooked circle,” he said. He said it has been a common thing for Sri Lankan politicians or their cronies to be included in the reports exposed regarding black money anywhere in the world. He said Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has assured to take action against the Pakistanis exposed by the Pandora Papers and added that the President, Prime Minister or the Finance Minister of Sri Lanka have failed to make a statement regarding this expose.